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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
a HEROIC CAT.
How "Hiss Pussy" Saved tho Life or
u Wounded French Soldier, Dur
ing tho Crimcan War.

During the Crimcan war q little cat.
reared i'll his motllor's cottage, followed
a young French soldier when he left his
native village. The lads heart clung
to this small, dumb member Of his
family, and he gave pussy scat on his
knapsack by day on the march, and
corner Of his couch at night. She took
her meals on her masters knee. and
was general pet in the company. On
tho morning that his regiment was first
ordered into action, the soldiers badc
his little cat farewell and left her in
charge OF a sick comrado. He had
marched about mile from camp
when what was his surprise to sec Miss
Pussy running beside him, lie lifted
her upon tho usual seat, and soon the
engagement commenced. Twice did
the soldier fall, but the cat chung fast
hold. At last q severe wound stretch
ed him bleeding on the field. No soon.
cr did pussy catch sight of the blood
flowing from her master, than she
seated herself upon his body, and began
to lick his wound in the most assiduous
manner Thus she remained for some
hours, till tho surgeon camo up to the
young lad and had him carried to the
tent Of the wounded. When lie recoy-
cred consciousness his first question
was, "Shall live?" eyes, my good
fellow" was the surgeons answer,
thanks to your little cat; for if she
had not used her tongue SO Intelligent
ly you would have been too exhausted
by the loss Of blood to recoyer.o You
may bo sure that pussy was we'll cared
for, and, contrary to all regulations,
sho was allowed to accompany the
young soldier to the hospital, where
sho was regaled with the choicest NOR
sells from his plate, and became a very
distinguished character.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
CARE OF CHILDREN IN SUMMER.
The Attention that Should be Paid
TO thcm During Hot Weather.

The hot weather Is especially trouble
some to young children and infants.
and as the little tender creatures cannot
toll their pains and discomforts, they
whino and frot, and arc thought to be
cross and ill-tempcrcd, when they are
really suffering. A little care and pre-
caution will tend to relieve them very
much. A strip Of flannel buttoncd
about tho loins will be Of great service
III preventing stomach aches, diarrhoea,
and to feed little and often, will avoid
much discomfort to thcm. Nursing
infants should be supplied often, and
with little at the time, but not too
often; once in three hours is enough for
them, and the mother should be very
careful about her own health and COM
fort lost the child suffer with her.
Children Il year old should be fed
upon milk with one-llalf water added:
all excellent food for item is made by
boiling q pound OF dried flour, tied up
III cloth for four hours, and when
cold kept for use as follows: grate off a
sufficient quantity, stir it into milk and
boil for five minutes to thin Cruel,
add sugar, and give it out when new
milk warm. Hot milk slipped from q
teaspoon is excellent, given in small
quantities now and then. Nursing
bottles should be kept in a bowl Of
water to which u tcaspoonful Of soda is
added to keep it sweet. Avoid all sour
food. Battle in tepld water every even
ing before bedtime. Keep one room
III the house dark and closed during
the daytime, and well aired during the
night. 1t will bo cool and free from
flies, and the children may rest there
Wien tired in tho afternoon.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
a Romance Of tho Custer Massa Gre.

Another romance originating in the
Custer massacre has been discovered
in connection with the gold watch worn
by Lieutenant Crittenden, who also per-
ishcd by the ycngeful bullets and knives
Of Sitting BULBS people. The watch
was q present which his father, Cen
cral Crittcndcn, had purchased in Eng
land some time before. 1t became tic
booty Of Sioux warrior, who, in due
season, after crossing tho limo, sold it
to Canadian rancher or farmer. Tho
purchaser, suspccting there must be
some history connected with it, wrote
to the maker in England, describing
the watch and stating it's number Tho
maker wrote back that the watch had
been sold originally to General Crittcn-
don, Of tho United States Army. There
upon tho Canadian communicated With
tho general, who promptly repurchased
tho watch, and it now hangs III his bed
room in New York city, sad men,
Orial.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
Local characteristics or Speech.

In this country we seem to DO on tho
verge OF adding another to the curiosi-
ties OF philology, whether to tho adyan-
tagc OF to tho disadvantage of ourselves
and our posterity time will tell. The
effect Of climate on the organs Of speech
has had a certain influence. so that our
national distemper'' Of catarrh must
bc charged with our unquestionablo
tendency to pronounce our words with
q nasal twang which is familiar TO tho
cars or all the world. The influence Of
race pcculiaritics in certain sections is
equally remarkable. Tho African, for
example, avoids the letter., and the chill
drcn Of his Southern master, drop it like
wise from their tongues. "Of coacc, ;,
said lawyer in a Western Court somo
ylmc ago, ''if this coat should hold,
&c" I" and tho gentleman was astonishcd
when his native State Of Tennessee was
named without difficulty by bystan-
der. But whence comes The dropping Of
tho q sound, and it's frequent change to
another sound elsewhere unknown in
Heaven or earth, which reveals tho
Western man wherever ho is founup
The little word sir, which Dickens
laughed at us for using SO often, be-
trays the NYcstcrner the world over. 1t
is not tho s Of the Irlshman, nor the
sab Of the :. 70 and the Southerner,
nor tho sare OF the Frcnchman; it is
see, either with the &c cut short off, like
81 in syr,tp. or followed by peculiar
sound made by tho tip OF the tongue
against the top Of tho gums Of tho
upper jaw. The sound Of D. is SO fami-
liar that ono may easily fail to recognize
its regularity; but wc Shall detect il
readily enough if we observe how chill
dren arc coming to say co'e,1 for cord
and aco'em for arorm. AT the end OF
words wc all arc apt to drop an y, as
our English cousins do, but in the mid
die OF words and syllabcs some of us
surpass the English by turning our rs
into US. Listen to tho first halr-odu-
Gated person whom you hear saying
first Or ,corld, and you will be only too
likely to observe the change.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
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Tlc Pitcher on tho Post.

More than thirty years ago q young
girl was in tho act Of placing pitcher
on Il post which stands near the South
Carolina railway; five miles from
Aiken, when sho was struck dead by
lightning. Ever since this tragic oc.
currenco tho pitcher has remained on
the post, safe by superstition from the
touch Of negroes, who believe that tho
arm which touches it will bo pa ',zed.
Storms and cyclones have not /, .aced
it, although the post which hold It is
fast crumbling with decay.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
John Keats.

Deep in the whisp' ring pine whose profile
The moons white face; hushcd In tho por-
fumed bowers,
Where, languid with tho breath Of sleeping
flowers,
Tile summon night lios panoplied in stars
High on the mountain crags, mid brakes
and scars,
a spirit sought to find in poesy's powors
Some beauty to bedcck Times conquering
hours,
Like roses Oh the flaming front OF Mars.
Yet still, tho lovingly, lie sought in vain,
Till natures blossom bore tho bloom Of art,
Till ecstasy Of joy had woddcd pain
In bonds which never hand Of man shall
Then found within tho chambers Of thy
brain
The sacred fro to light Endymion's heart
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
BENNETIsvIILE. s. g.. JULY 90 1887

wish ia left you in tho asylum.
never thought Of your turning out like
lhl;-lu Turing mon into my kitchen when
Pm sick in bed"
"Stop, Mrs. 'ritus!" intcrposcd MI.
Dont's heavy voice. "Bettcr not 90
too far. Janet has told you all thorc
is to tell. I felt kindly toward her. 1
hare pair Of strong arms which have
helped her a little. And thcy arc still
at her service. They shall be hers for
'ifn If she will. Little Janet, will you
accept me FOR Il husband? Many u
younger man will not he as tender and
true us I, Janet Will you come, little
onc?,
And Janet sho looked once with her
wide, innocent eyes into the strong,
gentle face, then went straight into
those extended arms, though Mrs. Titus
stood by smiling The air in scorn.
"Wcll, l ncvcr!" she exclaimed. "To
think Of it!'
Janet never was scoldod again.
Those kind, strong arms have been
about her ever since. To-be-sure, she
was not educated for q gcntlcman's
wife, but NIr. Dent took her homo to
the kindcst Of mothers and sisters,
whose influence and tact polished her
unobtrusiyc manners, and soon made
her the most elegant of women. Tho
toll-worn little hands arc white as snow
now; but, better than all, her heart
IS tho happiest that ever beat in u
wife's breast.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
Microscopic Possibilities.

Perhaps tho most wonderful thing
that has been discovered Of late is tile
now glass which has just boon made in
Sweden, differing from ordinary glass
in its extraordinary refractive power.
Our common glass contains only six
substances, while tho Swedish glass
consists Of fourteen, the most important
elements being phosphorus and boron,
which arc not found in any other glass.
Tho revolution which this new refrac
tor Is destined to make is almost incon.
coivablc, If it is true, rs is positively al
legged, that, whilo tho highest power Of
al old-fashioned microscopic lens re-
veals only the ono four hundred
thousandth part Of an inch, this new
glass will enable us TO distinguish ono
two hundred and four million seven
hundred thousandth part of an inch.
1t makes one's hand ache to write these
figures; and who can toll what worlds
within worlds may not DO discovered
with such an instrument as this? Mag
nilicd after this fashion, the smallest
animalcule will be converted into 4
giant, and If the same rofracting powt
can bo applied to the telephone we shall
have tho moon brought to our very
doors.
DO good by stealth. and blush to find
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
Worl6ingwomcn in England.

II has been calculated that there arc
in England at least 5000, 900 Of women
and girls in industrial employment.
only half Of whom are in domestic en-
ployment, and, in fact, that half tho
working class families Of the land arc
partly maintained by women, while as
TO wages, the amount of their pay is SO
small-at any rate those of them who
I've in l4ondon-that "ono might sup
pose that they worked for amusement
rather than for livelihood" From
timc to time efforts have been made to
attract attention to their dcplorablc
position, Dnt these hayc boon speedily
forgotten, and tho public has failed to
tako hold Of the present and future
condition Of our workIngwomen. In
these circumstances it has been sup-
gcstcd that the celebration Of Queen
Victoria's jubilee affords n fitting occa-
sion for bringing under tho notice Of
her Majesty and her people the hard lot
Of many thousands Of her sex, and that
a representative conference and great
public assemblies should be held at or
about tho date Of tho jubilee to discuss
the many question affecting the pros.
poets OF workingwomen. At prelim.
mary conference 1t was resolved that
such national conference should be
hold within tho next three months.
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lie conQuors who endures.
Good breeding Is benoyolence in
trIfes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

DO good by stealth. and blush to find
1t fame.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20

lie conQuors who endures.
Good breeding Is benovolence ii
trlfles.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
SCAT YOU "HERALp."
The ridiculous Charges About the
Utah Commission.

The poor old laundering Herald could
get nothing right if it tried. In an
editorial it asserts that the actions OF the
Commission were illegal. as there were
only two of them in the city at present.
The News of last night commented on
the fact that there was no governor OF
the Commission in the city. If either one
of these worthy papers had taken the
pains to inquire they would have ascer-
tanned that Judge Carlton, Col. Godfrey
and Mr.. Williams were, and had been
for a month or more, in the city. The
Herald also made the statement that
Messrs. Carlton, Godfrey and "Major"
Bynon, of the Utah Commission were In
Brigham City yesterday, experimenting
the election. None of the Commissioners
were there. Charlie Carlton went up in
the interest of the Commission, to present
some instructions as to the mode of pro-
cedure, but none of the Commissioners
were there, and as for major" Byron,
he is in no way connected with the Utah
Commission, and has not been for several
years, when he was one of the clerks in
their office.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
PERSONALS.

Joe Sharp has returned to Pleasant
Valley.
Receiver H. c. Wallace has returned
from his Eastern trip.
Mr.. w. G. Nebeker arrived home Sun
day night from the Wood River country.
Mr.. John NJ Young, well-known in
business circles here, has assumed the
business management of The DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. S. T. Godbe arrived here yesterday
after short visit to San Francisco.
While there he leased the American Flag
mine, which is located in Phoebe, New.
Work will be commenced shortly, and
Mr.. Godbe is confident of speedy and
plentiful returns.
Postmaster Browe is practically about
the same as yesterday. The case is a
peculiar one from the fact of his inordin-
ate use of tobacco, and when first seen
was suffering from tobacco narcotism."
He improved until able to be dressed on
Friday last, when he again used some
tobacco. This renewed his former symp-
toms. DR.. Benedict says it will take
some time for him to recover from the
effects of nicotine poisoning.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
A WOMAN'S WAY.
How the Fair Ones Daily at the
BOx.OfRice Window.

On Wednesday of last week, just after
it had been announced that the ABB
bolt company would not perform
that night, there was a general
rush for the Theatre box-ofice,
and among the first to appear at
the window was a handsome young
woman who would, from appear
ances, be thought to possess more
than the average amount of intelli-
gence. There was big crowd behind
the young lady, but this didn't seem to
disturb her in the least. She began very
deliberately as follows:
'I want two tickets for any night ex-
cept Saturday, and I want them on the
first row of the dress circle"
Ticket Agent-"All the seats on the
front rows are taken but can give you a
couple on the last row."
Young Lady.-"All right, give me two
of those"
"For what night?"
''Oh, any night except Saturday."
"Well, here are two for tomorrow
night"
"What is it tomorrow night?"
''The Mikado."
ooh l don't want to see that, I've seen
it once"
"Well what night do you want them
for?"
"Let me see. guess I'll take couple
for tonight"
"There is no performance tonight"
f'Is that so? Why, l thought they
were going to play-why-"
''They were going to play 'Lucretia
Borgia' tonight, but they won't be here ;
they play it tomorrow"
"'Lucretia Borgia,' yes, that's what |
W ant to see."
Cali right the matinee begins at half
past o'clock"
''Is it matinee? | thought you said
tomorrow night. don't like matinees
give me something else"
81 can give you seats for Friday or
Saturday night, which will you have?"
Haven't you got any for tomorrow
night?"
Eyes; but that's The Mikado.'"
"Oh, yes; well, 1 don't want to see
that. How is it for Saturday night?'
81 can give you two for Saturday
night"
"Well, what is it Saturday night?'
Linda de Chamounl."
"That will do-or-what is it Friday
night?"
"Il Trovatore."
'Let's see l think I've seen that.
When is the Carnival of Venice
played?''
Saturday afternoon"
"That might do. But no, it's a mat
inee, and 1 don't like matinees."
"Will you take these two for Satur
day."
Eyes. Be sure and give me the from
row, will your"
"The front row is all taken; these are
on the back row."
"Well, those will do, but give me as
near the front as you can"
The young lady slipped away with hel
Saturday night tickets (the only ones she
didn't WANT and the crowd surged int
the vacuum, while the ticket agent fel
over the railing behind him with dull
sickening thud, and sweet repose came
DER him.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
Still more spring weather.

Still more spring weather.
The streets are in perfect condition
for driving or horse back riding.
Kate Field is lecturing to crowded
houses in Kansas City on the subject OF
Mormonism.
Colonel Merritt and Judge Rosborough
are fixing I'D the house just east OF The
DEMoCAAT for offices and residence.
Young Waluuist, of the Seventeenth
ward, Is years old, while climbing fence
a day or two ago fell and broke his leg.
Denver parties are inquiring for real
estate in this city, with view OF making
some large investments. They think the
opening good one and seem anxious to
"catch on"
The fight between Dune. Mcdonald
well-known in this city and Patsy Killen,
which occurred in Minneapolis on FRI
dav last, resulted in Dunes getting
knocked out in the first round.
About 800 people, principally ladies,
attended the auction sale at j. j. O'Toole's
to-day, the attraction being not only the
beautiful furniture to be sold, but to lis
ten to the dulcet tones of the popular
auctioneer, Milt Barrett.
A young fellow filled up to the neck
with valley tan started on cruise down
Main street this morning. After occupy
ing both sides of the street and the mid
die of the road for half a block, he
brought his antics to close by tumbling
headlong into tie ditch in front of Barratt
Bros.
William Cahoon, while repairing the
house behind his residence in the Twelfth
ward yesterday fell from ladder and
sustained a severe wrench of the kidneys
and the small of his back. The old gen.
tlemen has for many years had kidney
troubles and fears now that diabetes has
set in. 1t is thought there is little hope
for his recovery. DIR. Harrison is at
tending him.
DIR. Benedict operated upon Mike
Sweeney at the Catholic Hospital to-day
for cancer of the right lower jaw. The
operation consisted of the removal of hal
of the right lower iawbone, from the
middle of the chin to the angle OF the
jaw, together with the cancerous parts
covering the bone. This is the SECOND
operation performed on the same patien
within two years. In the first the Who'll,
lower lip was successfully removed TO
cancerous troubles. Mike is now doini
well.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
JUDGE ZANE'S COURT.
Another COhab. Case-Mussleman
and HarringtOn-Other Matters.

The following is synopsis of the bust
ness done in Judge Zane's court to-day.
]. H. Edgerly, petit juror, was excused
from further service.
The case of the United States VS.. B. H.
Schettler, unlawful cohabitation, was con-
tinued for the term.
John Harrington, one of the men in
dicted for the brutal assault upon couple
of Bingham Fins, entered plea OF gailty,
and sentence was suspended for ten days.
Sentence in the case against Muscle
man, Harrington's partner in crime, who
was convicted yesterday, was also sus-
pended for ten days.
John England then came up for trial
on a charge of unlawful cohabitation.
The witnesses were called, and Mr.. Va
Sheeks and Moyle for the defense, started
in to get a satisfactory jury. All the
names on the panel were called and there
were not enough eligible men to try the
case, so it was necessary to issue venire
for twelve more names. This was made
returnable at o'clock.
The case of Alvin w. Moore VS.. M. A.
Lipman was continued by agreement.
At o'clock the venire was returned
the members being as follows:
1877 j. o. Matter, 81 j. w. Jenkins, Jr,
1856 Arthur Wilde, 60 VIM. Crowther,
155 w. j. Mcintyre, Ill j. Waters,
147 j. B. Walden, 62 A. w. Carlson,
81 VIM. Naylor, 25 w. Z. Mesie,
IA Hyrum Yeager.
a jury was obtained for the English
case and the testimony was being taken
at the time THE DEMOCRATS report
closed.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-08
MILITARY NOTES.
Personal Mention and Leaves from
Headquarters.

Lieutenant John l.. Barbour, Seventh
Infantry, has been relieved from tenn
porary duty at Fort Laramie and ordered
back to his company at Fort Mckinney,
Wyoming.
First Lieutenant Ammon A. Augur,
Twenty-fourth Infantry has been relieved
from duty at Fort Elliott, Texas, and or
dered back to his station at Fort Sill, In
dian Territory.
Lieutenant John Adams Perry, Tenth
Infantry, has been ordered from Los
Angeles to San Francisco in charge OF a
lot of public animals to be sent to the
Department of the Columbia.
OF a court-martial, which convened
yesterday at Fort Union, New Mexico,
Colonel Henry Douglas, Tenth Infantry
is president, and First Lieutenant Ed
ward H. Plummer, same regiment, judge
advocate.
Army Burroughs Observation-Disclosures
William Barker, Company B, Third In
fantry, Fort Missoula, Montana, three
months; Private Edward Gunshaw,
Company D, Fifth Infantry, Fort Keogh,
Montana, two months; Private William
Bang, Company K, Eleventh Infantry,
Fort Sully, Dakota, and Private Law
renee Bendixon, same company, two
months each.
The Secretary of War has ordered a
court of inquiry to convene at Fort Ceur
d'Alene, Idaho, March IA, to continue
the examination of the charges made
against the administration of affairs there
while General Frank Wheaton, Colonel
Second Infantry, was commanding, and
First Lieutenant Sidney E. Clark of the
same regiment was post quartermaster
The court is composed of Colonel Henry
M. Black, Twenty-third Infantry; Colonel
James w. Forsyth, Seventh Cavalry, and
Lieutenant Colonel James M. Moore
deputy acknowledgement, with Lieu
tenant Colonel Thomas F. Barr, deputy
judge-advocate-general, as recorder.
Army Leaves Granted. Viii
liam Mckee Dunn, Second Artillery, Lit
tie Rock, Ark, sick leave until March 20
Captain James Eveleth Wilson, Second
Artillery, Fort Barrancas, Florida, one
month Captain Thaddeus Kirkland, Sew
enth Infantry, extended ten days; FRS
Lieutenant George L. Turner, adjutan
Eighteenth Infantry, Fort Hays, Kansas
seventeen days First Lieutenant Charles
NJ. Truitt, Twenty-first Infantry, Fort DIT
Chesne, Utah, one month, with permits
sion to apply for one month extension
First Lieutenant William H. w. Jones
Twenty-fourth Infantry, Fort Reno, In
dian Territory, fifteen days; Lieutenan
Fred. r. Van Lew, Second Infantry, For
Omaha, thirteen days.